that's the bike that has been sitting at various residences since 2005. i took it into shop today to measure a seatpost and pull the crank and bottom bracket. i should stick with a standard freewheel and run it single speed... a flip/flop is tempting. it originally came with mafac racer center-pulls which i have on another frame and will re-mount. my handlebar choices are limited.
i bought a set of 27" rims(sun mistral aero) today for a second pair of wheels built by my hand. the hubs, front is an old model 72 i found in the back of somebodies shop and i'll probably pick up a rear from velo orange.
i built my first pair of wheels in 1983. i followed jobst brandt's book(1st printing) the bicycle wheel, it was also the last set of wheels i built. it wasn't that it was so hard, it's that it must have took me a week to read the book cover to cover. i read it twice and looked at the appendices as well. then i used the formula for choosing spoke length and started out. it took me a while like it should and then it took longer. i liked my wheels, i stressed them....they stayed true.
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